Sevens World Series Rugby News

The IRB Sevens World Series is the annual series of international rugby union sevens tournaments that are hosted around the globe and draws the top teams.  The rugby teams compete for the overall title by accumulating points based on their finishing position in each tournament.  The event has nine stops - Gold Coast Sevens, Dubai Sevens, South Africa Sevens, Wellington Sevens, USA Sevens, Hong Kong Sevens, Japan Sevens, Scotland Sevens, London Sevens.

  • Sunday, 6. May, 2012

    Big guns stay on track

    Series title contenders New Zealand and Fiji are joined in the Cup semifinals by England and Samoa after some entertaining battles on Day Two of the Glasgow leg of the IRB Sevens World Series.

  • Saturday, 5. May, 2012

    USA to face Russia in Glasgow 7s Bowl Quarterfinals

    The USA Men’s Eagle Sevens team went 1-2 on the first day of the Emirates Airline Glasgow Sevens and will play Russia in the Bowl Quarterfinals to start the second day of action tomorrow (Sunday May 6). That game kicks off at 3:30 a.m. MDT/5:30 a.m. EDT and will be shown live on UniversalSports.com and on tape delay on Universal Sports (2-4 p.m. EDT) and NBC Sports Network (May 7, 12:30 -2:30 a.m. EDT).

  • Saturday, 5. May, 2012

    Sevens giants on a collision course

    Both of the sides in contention for the Sevens World Series crown, leaders New Zealand and challengers Fiji, went unbeaten on Day One of the Glasgow Sevens to top their pools and remain on a collision course.

  • Friday, 4. May, 2012

    Momentum key for Australia

    The Australian Sevens team will be looking to maintain the momentum they have built up recently in the penultimate round of the World Sevens Series in Glasgow this weekend.

  • Friday, 4. May, 2012

    Preview: Scotland Sevens

    New Zealand and Fiji will continue their 'duel' for overall honours in the IRB Sevens World Series in the penultimate leg in Glasgow on Saturday and Sunday.

  • Wednesday, 2. May, 2012

    England change for Glasgow

    Dan Bibby is set to win his first cap after being named in the England squad for this weekend's penultimate leg of the IRB Sevens World Series in Glasgow.

  • Monday, 30. April, 2012

    Eagles named for World Series climax

    The 12 Men’s Eagle Sevens players that will battle for Series points in the final two tournaments in the 2011-2012 HSBC Sevens World Series has been named and will depart for the U.K. today (Monday April 30).

  • Monday, 30. April, 2012

    Half-ton up for Forbes

    Frank Halai and Solomon King are back in the New Zealand team for the final two tournaments of the IRB Sevens World Series - in Glasgow (May 5 and 6) and London (May 12 and 13).

  • Sunday, 29. April, 2012

    England call on Odejbi

    Former London Wasps and England Under-20 wing Mark Odejobi has been added to the England Sevens squad preparing for the final two legs of the Sevens World Series.

  • Friday, 27. April, 2012

    Vilk and Bibby in for season finale

    England have named former captain Andy Vilk and newcomer Dan Bibby in a 14-man squad preparing for the final two legs of the IRB Sevens World Series.

  • Friday, 27. April, 2012

    Trial run for Aussies

    The Tokyo-winning Australian team will have one last hit out before the final two rounds of the IRB Sevens World Series when they meet their New Zealand counterparts in Sydney on Sunday.

  • Wednesday, 25. April, 2012

    Eagles in camp for World Series final stretch

    While a majority of the athletes at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. are preparing for the Olympics in London this summer, the USA Men’s Eagle Sevens team is focused on the final two stops of the 2011-2012 HSBC Sevens World Series in Scotland (May 5-6) and England (May 12-13).

  • Monday, 23. April, 2012

    Sevens takes to Super Rugby stage

    The Australian Sevens team will prepare for the final two legs of the Sevens World Series by taking on New Zealand in a curtain raiser to the Super Rugby clash between the Waratahs and the Crusaders in Sydney on Sunday.

  • Tuesday, 10. April, 2012

    Wounded Blitzbokke call on new blood

    Springbok Sevens coach Paul Treu has added five Varsity Rugby players to his training group for the last two tournaments of the Sevens World Series in Glasgow and London, while two more new faces will join them next Monday.

  • Wednesday, 4. April, 2012

    Tietjens has an Olympic dream

    Sevens legend Gordon Tietjens will coach New Zealand at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics after signing a four-year contract extension.